UMBC Department of Geography & Environmental Systems
Fall 1998
GEOG 110H - Physical Geography (Honors)
Required textbook: Christopherson, Geosystems (3rd ed.)
Prentice-Hall, 1997
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about the course
| Schedule: Tuesday 10:00-11:15, Thursday 9:00-11:15 Location: SS 001 Class newsgroup: news:umbc.course.geog110h |
Instructor: Dr. Andrew Miller Office: SS 211A Telephone: 410-455-3151 e-mail: miller@umbc.edu Office hours: T, Th 2:15-3:15 or by appointment |
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| Dates | Topic |
Textbook readings | Links to notes and internet resources | Assignments |
| Sept. 1-3, 8-10 | Earth systems and planetary comparisons Geographic coordinates and spatial patterns Earth-sun relations and the seasons |
Chapters 1, 2 | Link to notes Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Useful links |
Assignment 1 NOTE: you may have trouble posting to the newsgroup because of problems defining your "home" email address. If you run into trouble, just bring the printed version to class instead. We will discuss how to handle this in class. |
| Sept. 15-17 | Probing the atmosphere: composition and vertical
structure Earth's radiation balance |
Chapter 3 Chapter 4 |
Link to notes Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Useful links |
Assignment 2 |
| Sept. 22-24 | Earth's radiation balance and temperature patterns Atmospheric pressure and winds |
Chapters 4, 5 Chapter 6 |
Link to notes Chapter 5 Useful links |
Assignment 3 |
| Sept. 29 | Atmospheric pressure, winds, and general circulation | Chapter 6 | Link to notes
Chapter 6 Useful links |
Assignment 4 |
| Oct. 1 | EXAM | |||
| Oct. 6-8 | General circulation (continued) Moisture, humidity, and precipitation |
Chapter 7 |
Link to notes
Chapter 7 Useful links |
Assignment 4 |
| Oct. 13-15 | Weather systems and atmospheric disturbance | Chapter 8 | Link to notes
Chapter 8 Useful links |
Complete Assignment 4 |
| Oct. 20-22 | Global climates and the atmosphere-ocean link | Chapter 10; Chapter 16, pp. 482-494 | Link to notes Chapter 10 Chapter 16 Useful links |
Assignment 5 |
| Oct. 27-29, Nov. 3 |
Hydrologic cycle and water resources, Review |
Chapter 9 | Link to notes Chapter 9 Useful links |
Assignment 6 (due Nov. 5) |
| Nov. 5 | EXAM | |||
| Nov. 11 | Soils | Chapter 18 | deferred to last week of class | |
| Nov. 13-19 | Ecosystems and biomes | Chapters 19, 20 | Link
to notes Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Useful bookmarks |
Assignment
8 Now due Tuesday, Nov. 17. |
| Nov. 19-24 | Rivers and watersheds | Chapter 14 | Link
to notes Chapter 14 Useful bookmarks |
Assignment
9 Discuss in class Tuesday, Nov.24. Hand in or post by Tuesday, Dec. 1. |
| Dec. 1-3 | Solid earth, plate tectonics and landscape evolution | Chapters 11, 12 | Link
to notes Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Useful bookmarks |
Assignment
10 Discuss in class Thursday, Dec. 3. Hand in or post completed assignment by Friday, Dec. 11. |
| Dec. 8-10 | Soils | Chapter 18 | Notes,
assignment and bookmarks Chapter 18 |
report on soil assignments discussed previously; also work on completing reports for assignment 10; both due by end of week |
| Tuesday, Dec. 15 | FINAL EXAM, 10:30-12:30 |